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Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
I have a very simple script that reads in the contents of a file (_open.txt) into an array "lyrics":
Code:
#!/bin/sh

# read in the text
lyrics=( `cat _open.txt` | tr '\n' ' ')

exit 0

It gives the following error message:
./lyrics.sh: 1: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")

I have also tried
Code:
lyrics=($(cat _open.txt))

as well as with and without quotes (single and double) around the filename.
but it yields the same error message. The path /bin/sh is correct. What is the error message really saying?
 
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SIEVESHELL(1)						User Contributed Perl Documentation					     SIEVESHELL(1)

NAME

       sieveshell - remotely manipulate sieve scripts

SYNOPSIS

       sieveshell [--user=user] [--authname=authname] [--realm=realm] [--exec=script] server[:port]

       sieveshell --help

DESCRIPTION

       sieveshell allows users to manipulate their scripts on a remote server.	It works via MANAGESIEVE, a work in progress.

       The following commands are recognized:

	   list list scripts on server.

	   put <filename> upload script to server.

	   get <name> [<filename>] get script. if no filename display to stdout

	   delete <name> delete script.

	   activate <name> activate script.

	   deactivate deactivate all scripts.

OPTIONS

       -u user, --user=user
	   The authorization name to request; by default, derived from the authentication credentials.

       -a authname, --authname=authname
	   The user to use for authentication (defaults to current user).

       -r realm, --realm=realm
	   The realm to attempt authentication in.

       -e script, --exec=script
	   Instead of working interactively, run commands from script, and exit when done.

REFERENCES

       [MANAGESIEVE] Martin, T.; "A Protocol for Remotely Managing Sieve Scripts", draft-ietf-managesieve-03.txt, Mirapoint, Inc.; May 2001, work
       in progress.

AUTHOR

       Tim Martin <tmartin@mirapoint.com>, and the rest of the Cyrus team <cyrus-bugs@andrew.cmu.edu>.

perl v5.16.3							    2014-06-10							     SIEVESHELL(1)